Do animals see colors? An anthropocentrist's guide to animals, the color blind, and far away places

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-209

  Watkins, M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52649148829     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004287108266     Document Type: Article

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